MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Katrell Myers scored a season-high 23 points Thursday evening, but No. 10 Saint Thomas (Fla.) rallied from an 11-point, second-half deficit to defeat Thomas, 87-81, inside Fernandez Family Center in Sun Conference (TSC) action. The Bobcats won their eighth-straight game, while the Night Hawks fell to 2-3 against Top 25 opponents.

"Another tough night against a great team," Night Hawk coach Brent Crews said. "We've hit a rough patch as of late and need to reverse this immediately."
 
Darwin Trotman tallied 21 points to lead five Saint Thomas (17-5, 10-1 TSC) players in double figures. Raheem Bowman finished with 19 points and nine rebounds. Khalil Williams added 12, while Tyrik Waite and Timothy Sada each had 11 and 10, respectively. Trotman recorded 21 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals. 

Myers was 6-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-5 from deep. He was 8-of-10 from the stripe in the first half, as the team went 10-of-15 in a period in which Thomas (9-11, 4-8 TSC) shot 59.1 percent (13-of-22) from the floor and 50 percent (5-of-10) from deep to assume a 41-38 edge at the break.

Myers also grabbed six rebounds and recorded three of his team's seven steals. He has averaged 17.5 points in the last four contests.

Johnnel Ginnie netted 16 points, going 6-of-9 from the field, and eight rebounds. JaVoris Cooks and Jalen Bonds each had 10 points. Cooks also had seven boards, Myers and Bonds combined for 33 of the team's 47 bench points. Javon Heastie dished out five assists, as the Night Hawks totaled 18 on 29 made baskets.

The Bobcats shot 51.8 percent (29-of-56) overall, 50 percent (7-of-14) from deep and 22-of-33 from the line.

The Green and White shot 47.5 percent (29-of-61) and 15-of-22 from the charity stripe Thursday and dominated points in the paint (42-28).

Thomas used a 12-0 run in the second half to turn a one-point deficit into its largest lead of the night, 53-42, at the 13:56 mark following two Heastie free throws. D.J. Roulhac scored all six of his points on layups during the spurt, but Saint Thomas shot 60 percent (15-of-25) from the floor, 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from 3 and 14-of-23 from the free throw line in the final 20 minutes to complete the comeback, taking the lead for good with 6:59 to play after a Trotman trey. Trotman scored eight-straight points for his team at one point.

The first 20 minutes featured seven lead changes. The Night Hawks' largest lead of the period came following a 9-0 run, with the first seven scored by Ginnie, to make the score 38-29 at the 1:26 mark after two Myers free throws.

Thomas continues league play at Florida Memorial on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET.